Dome Fire Reaches 6,632 Acres in Yosemite, 40% Contained as of Oct. 3
The Dome Fire has burned 6,632 acres in Yosemite National Park and is 40% contained as of Oct. 3, with 765 personnel assigned; Glacier Point Road stays closed.
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In 2025, fire departments serving Kensington responded to 25 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Hazardous condition, other lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 80% of all calls.
Jan peaks. Sep dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
206 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2023. $427K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | — | |
| 2022 | 32 | -22.0% | |
| 2023 | 56 | +75.0% | |
| 2024 | 52 | -7.1% | |
| 2025 | 25 | -51.9% |
For the 1 building fires Kensington departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 6 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 2 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 5 | Duct: hvac, cable, exhaust, heating, or AC | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 6 | Wall surface: exterior | 1 | 16.7% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Kensington mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | Undetermined | 2 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 1 | 16.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 1 | 16.7% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Kensington sits below the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 661,431 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Natural | 305,651 | 41.3 mi | |
| 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86,509 | 45.1 mi | |
| 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 67,484 | 46.7 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56,556 | 36.1 mi | |
| 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51,624 | 33.5 mi | |
| 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 12,354 | 34.5 mi | |
| 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12,200 | 44.8 mi | |
| 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8,051 | 42.3 mi | |
| 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6,744 | 40.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Fireworks | 6,488 | 42.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,731 | 44.7 mi | |
| 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5,731 | 42.0 mi |
Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six California cities with population within ±25% of Kensington. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.